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Greetings, PassPorters!
Me, DW, BIL, DS (14), and DS (8) are going on a once-in-a-lifetime trip. We have MYW with Parkhopper.
We are scheduled for the 4 nights land and 3 nights sea package at WDW and DCL, and are driving there. Could I get some feed-back from our PassPorter community about the plans? I have tried to guess at the EMHs and plan accordingly (they have not been posted for all the parks, as yet). We are also planning to go back to the Poly during the hottest part of the day and relax / nap / swim and then go to possibly a different park in the PM. Here goes my first draft:
7/13 -- arrive at the Poly in the afternoon, then go to the MK at have the character dinner at the CP, watch the parade and then Wishes. Would in / outside the CP be a good place for all this? What time should I make the ADR for?
Then enjoy the EMH attractions at MK, if we choose.
7/14 quick in-room breakfast., then go to DHS (MGM) (AM EMH), lunch and swim at Poly, return to DHS for Hollywood & Vine Fantasmic package dinner, with the early show (no PM EMHs) (does anyone have suggestions about driving to/from DHS vs taking the bus?).
7/15 Breakfast at Kona, then to MK for AM EMH, return to Poly to lunch and swim, then go to EPCOT in PM and have dinner at Rose & Crown just in time to watch Illuminations afterwards and then enjoy EMH attractions.
7/16 ‘Ohana character breakfast, then AK, CS lunch somewhere at AK, then a later return to Poly to swim, and go to the late seating for Spirit of Aloha, but since we are staying there, we won’t be up as late as if we weren’t.
7/17 Have a light or no breakfast in-room, pack up and drive to Port Canaveral and board the Wonder as early as possible and enjoy the pool and buffet there.
How does this sound for planning? Thank you! PassPorter Rocks!
Sorry that I can't answer any questions but..
I booked my ADRs before WDW posted their hours for the month and I had to rearrange a couple. One because the parade was an hour earlier than I estimated.
From what I understand it shouldn't be much longer for July to be out.
At TouringPlans.com they have an estimate for July (as of yesterday)
I like your plan for the Crystal Palace on the first night. I would wait and see what time Wishes in - and also if SpectroMagic is on that night, as you don't want to miss that before thinking about what time you want for an ADR. I would make sure you go for at least an hour and a half - probably longer - before Wishes, so that you're done with eating and have time to get a good spot to watch Wishes.
You're only allowing half a day at Epcot from what I can see - is that intentional? It doesn't seem very long there and you may not get to see some of the bigger attractions (Soarin', Test Track, Mission Space) if you're there later in the day, as all FastPasses will probably be gone for those by then. It's just something worth thinking about.
I'm hoping that we will have time and energy after Illuminations to experience the attractions that have PM EMHs. We did explore EPCOT a little when we went in 2005 and did not go to DHS at all. I am trying to maximize the value of a 5-day parkhopper while only having 3 1/2 days in WDW! Thanks for the feed-back!
I'm thinking about not doing the the two Character meals -- CP and 'Ohana -- to save some $$$. We are more CS/QS types anyway. There will be 4 adults and 1 child in our group. I think I'll stick with Spirit of Aloha and then ADRs for H and V for Fantasmic and the Rose and Crown for Illuminations.
Bring on the feed-back folks -- let me know one way or the other!
Thanks in advance!
My thanks to PassPorter and all the PassPorter.com Community!
I was able to get the dining and show reservations that I wanted for our trip (we arrive in 180 days), thanks to the advice I got (both directly and indirectly) from PassPorter and the forums! I am usually a go-with-the-flow, take life as it comes, kinda guy, but the planning assistance from you all has really helped me! My DW was threatening to hide my PassPorter because I was so obsessed with getting things just right, but now I can relax a little (and get her the 2008 PassPorter for DCL)!
Glad you got what you were looking for!
The only thing I see in your plan that is worht questioning is that you are only spending a half-day in Epcot.
I don't think that will be enough time to see all of the must-sees there (Soarin', Test Track, Mission:Space).
EMHs are posted for July:
Sunday AM is Epcot, PM is MK.
Monday AM is Hollywood Studios, PM is AK
Tuesday & Thursday AM is MK, PM is Epcot
Wed. AM is AK, PM is HS
Fri. AM is HS, PM is MK
Sat. AM is AK. There's no PM EMHs listed.
Glad you got what you were looking for!
The only thing I see in your plan that is worht questioning is that you are only spending a half-day in Epcot.
I don't think that will be enough time to see all of the must-sees there (Soarin', Test Track, Mission:Space).
Thank you for the reminder, RobDVC!
I updated my plans so we could take advantage of the PM EMHs:
Sunday 7/13 -- arrive at the Poly in the afternoon, then go to the MK at have the character dinner at the CP (7 pm), watch the parade and then Wishes. Then enjoy the EMH attractions at MK, if we choose.
Monday 7/14 quick in-room breakfast, then go to MK, lunch somewhere there, back and swim at Poly, then to AK for dinner at Tusker House (7:15 pm). Then enjoy the EMH attractions at AK. We may make it back to the Poly in time for Wishes viewing.
Tuesday 7/15 quick in-room breakfast, then to AK or DHS (have CS/ QS lunch there) , return to Poly to swim, and go to the early seating for Spirit of Aloha, then go to EPCOT in PM and watch Illuminations and then enjoy EMH attractions.
Wednesday 7/16 ‘Ohana character breakfast (9 am), then EPCOT, CS lunch somewhere at EPCOT, then return to Poly to swim, and then go to DHS for Hollywood & Vine Fantasmic package dinner, with the early show and then enjoy the PM EMHs.
7/17 Have a light or no breakfast in-room, pack up and drive to Port Canaveral and board the Wonder as early as possible and enjoy the pool and buffet there.
I'm trying to optimize our stay at the Poly and arrange our schedule so we can take advantage of having a dinner show at the resort and only having to use the buses for one round-trip per day and having dinner at a park with EMHs.
Whereas I could spend 3/4 of the day at MGM/DS and not feel like I am missing anything, I really think Epcot (especially WS) is worth planning 2 full days for. Otherwise, your ADR's look great! They are a lot of the same restaurants I am choosing for our trip in October!
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